Friday, July 3, 1942

THE JEWISH NEWS

Page Three

ewish Social Service Highlights-1941-42

• Resume of Activities of Agencies Affiliated With
the Jewish Welfare Federation of Detroit

over in personnel, are the more are under consideration for the cial Service Bureau showed 272
immediate problems which face development of an occupational cases under care. In May, 1942,
the Home. The monthly cost per therapy program.
the case load rose to 286. On the
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resident in May, 1940, was $33.97. FAMILY SERVICES
By HERMAN PEKARSKY
other hand, the number of cases
The
impact
of
the
war
on
fam-
In May, 1941, it rose to $38.93,
General Administrative Assistant of the Federation
and by May, 1942, it jumped to ily agencies is not yet fully- clear. accepted in May, 1942, is con-
Most apparent are the increased siderably lower than in June,
Because of the war-time emergency, all our efforts $44.15.
To meet the need for additional cost of relief, personnel turn-over 1941-75 in May, 1942, 108 in
ave had to be adapted to the war-time needs and de-
1941. The number of cases
ands of our country and community. The impact of the service resulting from the in- and general rising costs. Case June,
have not yet been markedly closed follows the same trend-
'ar on the social services during the last year has been crease in the number of chronic loads
68. in May, 1942 as against 109
the Home has revised its affected.
neven. Some have already been burdened with additional sick,
in June, 1941.
medical program and has em- SOCIAL SERVICE BUREAU
'ar-time responsibilities ; others are anticpating them. ployed a resident physician. Plans
(Continued on Page 15)
In Jur , 1941, the Jewish So-
.hortage of skilled and unskilled?
.ersonnel, demands for increased Aged, 400 were recipients of old
alaries, rising costs and over- age assistance grants, 11 were
axed facilities have already receiving relief from the Depart-
I ade themselves felt in some ment of Public Works, and 22
reas and are expected to affect were residing in the county in-
thers as well.
firmary. Four hundred and fifty
A brief review of some of the were being treated at North End
ocial services during the past Clinic. The figures attest to the
al year (June, 1941-May, 1942) community-wide ramifications of
rovides a hint to the changes the problem and the large de-
hat are taking place.
mand for community social wel-
ARE OF THE AGED
fare resources.
The rapidly increasing ratio of
HOME OVERCROWDED
he aged in the general popula-
ion has compelled community The Jewish Home for Aged
oncern for the problems created which was originally planned to
nd in the agencies involved. Lo- . house , 100 individuals now has
ally this resulted in the organi- over 125 residents and almost
. tion of the Jewish Old Age 80% of them may be classed as
ureau in April, 1941—represent- chronic sick persons who need
g the Jewish Welfare Federa- a great deal of care and service.
Have a table of fine quality in your dining room. A table well
i o n Jewish Social Service In the fiscal .year just closed, the
:ureau, North End Clinic and Home admitted 28 new residents
made and strong to give you years of service; a table so beauti-
he Jewish Home for Aged—to and during the same period 20
fully
fashioned its appearance in your home does honor to your
ct as a central planning and residents died and four left the
oordinating body in this field Home. The Home spent $67,500
judgment. Choose that table in Hudson's Furniture Galleries.
d to promote the development to care for the aged and of this
The four handsome tables shown are adapted from designs
f a more adequate program of sum $31,500 was provided by the
of fine old originals. All surfaces are glowing mahogany
are for the aged. A recent study Allied Jewish Campaign. •
The war has created special
.ows that of a total of 1,092
veneer, expertly, deftly ha nd-padded to a soft sheen.
ewish aged persons known to problems for the institution.
troit social agencies, 123 re- Mounting cost of commodities,
ided in the Jewish Home for rationing, priorities, rapid turn-
✓iere, too. y 0 Ili ca.n. select gssffets, cianns, cfs.rars

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4.rere Re-elected Federation
I resident for Fourth Term

a her Officers Chosen; Report Indicates Allied Campaign
Total May Reach $890,000; 22,356 Contributors
Listed, an Increase of 1,238

The board of governors of the Jewish Welfare Fed-
-ration of Detroit, at its annual meeting held Monday
-vening, in the conference room of the Federation offices,
t 51 W. Warren Ave., re-elected Abraham Srere presi- I
ent for a fourth term.

Other officers were elected as;e,
ollows: sky, general administrative as-
Fred M. Butzel, chairman of sistant of the Federation, and ap-
he executive committee; Clar- pears in full in this issue of The
ace H. Enggass, chairman of the Jewish News.
• •ard; Israel Himelhoch, Henry
eyers and Julian H. Krolik,
Nate S. Shapero
ice-presidents; Isidore Solx,loif,
-cretary; Maurice Aronsson.
Named National
easurer.
I SNOS ELECTED GOVERNOR
Foundation Head
The officers, together with Ix-
ing W. Blumberg, Max Osnos
d Henry Wineman. constitute
Former Local Chairman Is
he executive committee of the
Now President of Weiz-
ederation. Mr. Osnos was elect-
mann Research Body
• a member of the board of
overnors to fill a vacancy caused
To a prominent Detroiter—

el.

y the resignation of Leo M. But- Nate
S. distinction.
Shapero—has come a na-
tional
The nominating committee He has been named president
•resisted of Dr. Leo M. Frank- of the Chaim Weizmann Chem-
in, chairman, Mrs. Joseph H. i c a 1 Rvearch
r3hrlich, and Theodore Levin.
Foundation o f
t
I Members of the board of the
Rehovoth, P a 1-
betroit Service Group met joint-
estine. Until
ty with the board of governors
last month he
.)f the Federation at this meeting
was the chair=
trid heard analyses of the results
man of the De-
)f the 1942 Allied Jewish
troit chapter of
aign from Irving W. Blumberg,
the foundation,
'resident of the Detroit Service
in which office
,..roup, and Mr. Enggass.
he has been suc-
Mr. Shapero ceded by Abra-
ORE TO SOLICIT
Their report state that the sum ham Cooper.
f $885.000 has already been sub-
Dr. Weizmann is the honorary
cribed, as predicted at the fina1 director of the research founda-
ampaign meeting, and that E n tion. Lewis J. Ruskin of Chicago
dditional $5,000 may be raised is chairman of the board which
,rom a group of people who I-.a‘e includes Fred M. Butzel of De-
of been solicited.
troit, Prof. Albert Eihstein of
It was also reported that there Princeton, N. J., Prof. E. Berl of
=:s a net increase of 1,238 con- the Carnegie Institute of Tech-
.ributors over 1941. Last year, nology at Pittsburgh, Prof. James
he campaign had 21,118 con- Franck of the University of Chi-
tributors, as compared with this cago, Prof. I. I. Rabi of Columbia
',rear's 22,356.
University, New York, Dr. A. K.
The budgetary allocations for Epstein of Chicago, Samuel Ze-
1942 were outlined by Mr. Sobe- murray of New Orleans, and
;off.
George Backer, Dr. Emanuel Lib-
An outline of the community's man and Dr. Nathan - Ratnoff of
;ocial service progrom, function- New York.
The members of the Detroit
'ng -under the Federation set-up,
• as presented at the meeting. It committee will be announced
as prepared by Herman Pekar- next week.

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to kcsensorale completely. wits y-osse

dining room table

Right:clouble-pedestaI hour

leg-type) table reproduced

from an original antique

model. It is

in hand-palled

mahogany veneer . . St 12

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4 *

1.

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Left: A Hepplewhite style.

eight-leg table with y ew wood

banding lightening the ma-
hogany veneer top . $137

Right: Georgian table with

hand-carved details; extends

to !,9 feet with leaves in

place; mahogany veneer $255

Left: In the Sheraton Man.

ner. Table reproduced from

an early 19th Century table.

In mahogan y veneer . $113

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